Mad Collection (page 3)

Neil Douglas, Preacher
he reverend NEIL (or Niel) DOUGLAS Poet and preacher, taken to court for comparing the mad George III to Nebuchadnezzar but acquitted. Date: 1750 - 1823

James Beattie, Writer 2
JAMES BEATTIE Scottish poet ( The minstrel ) of no great merit, and moral philosopher (of even less); sadly, his wife went mad. Date: 1735 - 1803

James Beattie, Writer
JAMES BEATTIE Scottish poet ( The minstrel ) of no great merit, and moral philosopher (of even less); his wife went mad. Date: 1735 - 1803

James Beattie, Writer 3
JAMES BEATTIE Scottish poet ( The minstrel ) of no great merit, and moral philosopher (of even less); sad to say, his wife went mad. Date: 1735 - 1803

Charles VI Le Bien-Aime
CHARLES VI LE BIEN-AIME ( the Well-Beloved ) but also LE FOU ( the Mad ) because he believed himself made of glass : he was Henry Vs father-in-law. Date: 1368 - 1422

Hunter Shows Prowess
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) renowned for his sporting prowess & reckless behaviour successfully negotiates some high railings. Date: 1820s

Posada, Cover design, El Rey Que Rabio
Cover design, El Rey Que Rabio -- The King Who Went Mad, a comic zarzuela (Spanish operetta) with lyrics by Miguel Ramos Carrion and Vital Aza, and music by Ruperto Chapi

Daks menswear advertisement, 1965
Stylish advertisement for a Daks summer suit in pure wool worsted available from Simpson of Piccadilly. Date: 1965

Cartoon, They get what they deserve, WW1
Cartoon, They get what they deserve, showing a group of pessimists, as if in a lunatic asylum, with a sign warning others against approaching or speaking to them. Date: 1915

A Bit Off by H. M. Bateman
A Bit Off! The Chiropodist Who Dropped Her Knife. An alarmed podiatrist tries to calm her patient, a blustering, Colonel-type typical of H. M

Istanbul. Topkapi Palace
TURKEY. Istanbul. Topkapi Saray Palace. S� Odasi or Circumcision Chamber, built by sultan Ibrahim in 1641. Entrance gate and outsoide decorations. Islamic art. Architecture

Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Circumcision Chamber
Topkapi Palace. 1475-1478. TURKEY. Istanbul. Topkapi Saray Palace. S� Odasi or Circumcision Chamber, built by sultan Ibrahim in 1641. Ottoman art. Architecture

Suffragette Women s-Up-The-Political Union. A Spoof programme for a Grand Entertainment by the Womens-up-the-pol-itical Union and Society of Suffering Pets

Suffragette Lunatic Asylum. Inmate of Lunatic Asylum tells mannish suffragette in tweed suit, spats and hat, What! You, a militant suffragette! Pooh

Effects of taking the waters
The rather adverse effect of taking the waters at Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg !!! Date: circa 1910s

Piling Onto a London Bus
A mad scramble to get onto a London Routemaster bus, which is offering a 25p Fare Deal. But will there be enough seats for everyone? Date: circa 1980

Claud Baron Paisley
CLAUD HAMILTON, BARON PAISLEY Scottish Catholic conspirator who supported Mary Queen of Scots: though he did not lose his head for this, he went out of his mind - beastly mad. Date: 1543 - 1622

Fred. James Messing
FREDERICK JAMES MESSING English musician, known as The mad fiddler, though what he did to deserve this, we do not know... Date: 1754 - 1798

The logical response to a question fom the older generation
" Now, Boy, where does Port wine come from?" " From the Public- ouse." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Meeting of like minds at the Lnatic Asylum
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum - Inmate to new arrival: " What, you mad too! So gad." Date: 1898

Comic caricature in a lunatic asylum by Phil May
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum Visitor to the Asylum - " Is that Clock Right?" The Dotty One - " O course it ain, or it wouldn t be here." Date: 1900

Russian Easter Greeting card, featuring an Easter chick being fired out of a cannon (shell and all) by Mr Bunny toward Mrs Bunny... Date: circa 1903

I am not mad, most noble Festus Acts
I am not mad, most noble Festus. Acts. circa 19th century

MENA, Alonso de (1587-1646). Altarpice-Reliquary of the Royal Chapel of Granada. 1630 - 1632. Detail from the base, with a portrait of Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad. Wood golden relief

Illustration of the Devotionary of Joanna the
" Illustration of the " Devotionary of Joanna the Mad" by Pedro Marcuello. Representation of Joanna together with her fathers Isabel of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. Gothic art

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Loco matando a una vieja. (Mad man killing an old woman). Romanticism. Drawing. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

Philip I the Handsome (1478-1506). King of the Netherlands (1482-1506) and Castile (1504-1506), married to Joanna the Mad.; Joan the Mad (1479-1555). Queen of Castile, married to Philip the Handsome

ORDOхZ, Bartolom頨1490-1520). Sepulchre of
ORDOх Z, Bartolom頨 1490-1520). Sepulchre of Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad. 1526. SPAIN. Granada. Royal Chapel. Renaissance art. Sculpture on marble

Juan de Flandes ( -1519). Joanna the Mad. 1496. Flemish art. Oil on wood. AUSTRIA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History)

Joanna the Mads praying book made by Pedro Marcuello, showing his work to king Philip the Handsome and queen Joanna the Mad, . Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly

Illustration from Robin Goodfellow: His Mad
" Illustration from " Robin Goodfellow: His Mad Pranks and Merry Jests", 1628. English school. Robin Goodfellow symbolises Puck, an important character in the Anglosaxon tradition

A Madman Lays Down his Cape for the Infant Saint Francis to Walk Upon. Viladomat i Manalt, Antoni (1678-1755). Oil on canvas

The mad hopes by Romney Brent featuring for 1st time: a Surrealist setting!. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The Mad Hopes at the Avery Memorial theater. Date 1938

The Federal Theater Div. of WPA. presents a stage production Mad hopes 3 act comedy by Romney Brent. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Mad Hopes at the Waterloo Theater

The sortie made by the garrison of Gibraltar in the morning of the 27 of Nov. 1781

Scene from banned play, La Vierge Folle

Man turning into a cat
A gentleman visits his Doctor with the distinct impression he is turning into a cat.... by the evidence on show he is correct

Accordion Picnic Girls
Four crazy girls, singing enthusiasticall to their accordions beside their sports car, in the middle of the countryside! Date: 1930s

Gramophone Alarm Clock
A young inventor with his gramophone alarm clock ! Date: early 1930s

Getting on a Bus 1981
A mad scramble to get onto a London Routemaster bus! Date: 1981

Mad Dog (Caldecott)
" And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, & hound, & cur of low degree." Published: late 19th century

Dog Bites Man
The dog, to gain some private ends, went mad, and bit the man... circa 1887

Elegy on a Mad Dog
" The man recovered of the bite; The dog it was that died." Published: late 19th century

Alice: mad Tea Party
The Hatters mad tea party Date: First published: 1865

ANTHONY WAYNE(1745-1796)
ANTHONY WAYNE American Revolutionary officer. Known as Mad Anthony for his ruthless tactics. Date: 1745 - 1796

Britannia and Eve front cover, February 1951
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a blonde sweater girl model with an impressive torpedo bust and wavy Veronica Lake hairstyle

British Ballad, Robin Goodfellow
ROBIN GOODFELLOW (The Mad Merry Pranks of) British ballad. More commonly known as Puck, the work of this mischievous creature is done by moonlight, and his mocking, laugh is Ho ho ho!

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Mad Mullah
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

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